Week 3 of the NASCAR season is going to be a great one on March 10th, when the boys of the senior circuit head to Sin City to take to the track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Join us for our 2013 Kobalt Tools 400 picks on the NASCAR odds.

Last year, the Kobalt Tools 400 came right down to the wire, but there were only a few drivers that really had any chance to come away with a victory. Tony Stewart (NASCAR Betting Odds: 12 to 1 @ SportBet.com) was the man who led almost half the laps in this race though, leading the pack to the start/finish line a whopping 127 times. It was the first win for Stewart here in Las Vegas, but in his 14 starts, he has had nine Top 10 finishes along with an average finishing position of 12.9. Now, Stewart is going to be starting in the ninth spot on Sunday, and he is sure to be a contender once again to claim this title.

Jimmie Johnson (Kobalt Tools 400 Odds: 6 to 1 @ SportBet.com) ended up as the runner up last year, and after his hot start to the 2013 NASCAR schedule, there is no doubt that JJ is going to be one of the top contenders once again in Sin City. Johnson was the Daytona 500 winner, and he followed that up by being the runner up last week in Phoenix. There is no doubt whatsoever that JJ is going to be a force to be reckoned with, and as long as he is hot, even if he is the favorite to win the race at just 6 to 1 as he is this weekend, he is a man that you have to at least think about betting.

2013 Kobalt Tools 400 Picks & Info
2013 Kobalt Tools 400 Date/Time: Sunday, March 10th, 2013, 3:15 (ET)
2013 Kobalt Tools 400 Location: Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, NV
2013 Kobalt Tools 400 TV/Broadcast Coverage – Network: FOX

The only man that led more than 35 laps at the 2012 Kobalt Tools 400 was Dale Earnhardt Jr. (Odds To Win Kobalt Tools 400: 12 to 1 @ SportBet.com). Little E though, really hasn’t had all that much in the way of success at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. He has just two Top 5 finishes in his 13 races in Sin City, and he has an average finishing position of 16.3. Earnhardt Jr. only barely finished in the Top 10 in spite of the fact that he led 70 laps in that race. Here’s what we to like about the #88, though. He has a pair of Top 5 finishes on the season, and he really appears to have a good handle on how to run these Gen6 cars, something that a lot of other drivers haven’t quite figured out at this point.

1: Brad Keselowski
2: Clint Bowyer
3: Jimmy Johnson
4: Kasey Kahne
5: Greg Biffle
6: Denny Hamlin
7: Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
8: Kevin Harvick
9: Tony Stewart
10: Jeff Gordon
11: Martin Truex Jr.
12: Dale Earnhardt Jr.
13: Kyle Busch
14: Ryan Newman
15: Mark Martin
16: Carl Edwards
17: Paul Menard
18: Matt Kenseth
19: Marcos Ambrose
20: Jeff Burton
21: Joey Logano
22: Aric Almirola
23: Jamie McMurray
24: Kurt Busch
25: Juan Pablo Montoya
26: Bobby Labonte
27: Austin Dillon
28: Travis Kvapil
29: David Ragan
30: Casey Mears
31: David Gilliland
32: David Reutimann
33: Dave Blaney
34: Ken Schrader
35: JJ Yeley
36: Trevor Bayne
37: Danica Patrick
38: David Stremme
39: Michael McDowell
40: Scott Speed
41: Landon Cassill
42: Joe Nemechek
43: Josh Wise

The man that we are going to be taking a shot in the dark on this week is Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (Kobalt Tools 400 Lines: 33 to 1 @ SportBet.com). Many think that Stenhouse Jr. can be this year’s edition of Brad Keselowski, coming out of nowhere to challenge for a spot in the Chase for the Sprint Cup when push comes to shove. Stenhouse won last year’s Nationwide race here at Las Vegas, and he qualified well in seventh position. Stenhouse Jr. hasn’t finished in the Top 10 in either of the two races this year, but he has finished just outside of it in both outings, proving that with a split second better pit or one more good move, and he could be in Victory Lane. With the confidence of winning last year’s Nationwide Race though, there’s no reason to think that Stenhouse Jr. can’t at least contend in Sin City.

Odds to Win Kobalt Tools 400 @ Sportbet Sportsbook (as of 3/9/13):
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Jimmie Johnson 6 to 1
Brad Keselowski 9 to 1
Denny Hamlin 9 to 1
Kyle Busch 9 to 1
Carl Edwards 10 to 1
Matt Kenseth 10 to 1
Greg Biffle 11 to 1
Dale Earnhardt Jr. 12 to 1
Tony Stewart 12 to 1
Jeff Gordon 14 to 1
Kasey Kahne 14 to 1
Kevin Harvick 14 to 1
Clint Bowyer 15 to 1
Martin Truex Jr. 18 to 1
Mark Martin 20 to 1
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 33 to 1
Ryan Newman 40 to 1
Joey Logano 50 to 1
Juan Pablo Montoya 50 to 1
Jeff Burton 60 to 1
Kurt Busch 66 to 1
Marcos Ambrose 66 to 1
Paul Menard 66 to 1
Aric Almirola 100 to 1
Danica Patrick 100 to 1
Jamie McMurray 100 to 1
Austin Dillon 125 to 1
Trevor Bayne 150 to 1
David Ragan 250 to 1
David Reutimann 250 to 1
Landon Cassill 250 to 1
Bobby Labonte 300 to 1
Casey Mears 300 to 1
David Stremme 500 to 1
Dave Blaney 750 to 1
David Gilliland 750 to 1
JJ Yeley 750 to 1
Scott Speed 750 to 1
Travis Kvapil 750 to 1
Joe Nemechek 1,000 to 1
Josh Wise 1,000 to 1
Ken Schrader 1,000 to 1
Michael McDowell 1,000 to 1

The PGA Tour is back with yet another great stop for the 2013 golf season. On March 6th-9th, the tour heads to Doral, Florida, where some of the best golfers in the world will get together for the 2013 Cadillac Championship. Check out the odds to win the Cadillac Championship, which can be found at the bottom of this post.

With the limited field allowed at this WGC event, there is no doubt that the golf odds are going to be a bit lower than they normally are. Those the odds might change, the names certainly don’t. It’s still clear that Tiger Woods (Cadillac Championship Odds: 9.50 to 1 @ Sportbet Sportsbook) is expected to be the man of the hour at Doral, a tournament that isn’t played all that far from his own backyard. Woods was the inaugural winner of this event in 1999, and he has gone on to win in six times. However he hasn’t been the triumphant one since the 2007 season, and five different golfers have claimed the title since that point. Woods does look a lot better at this point this year than he has this early in the year in most of the last three years, so perhaps he has a good chance to claim the title at the Cadillac Championship, but we aren’t 100% convinced that he is going to be able to go the distance for the 72 holes against a field this strong.

2013 Cadillac Championship Predictions & Info
2013 Cadillac Championship Dates: Thursday, March 6th – Sunday March 9th, 2013
2013 Cadillac Championship Location: TPC Blue Monster, Doral, FL
Defending Cadillac Championship Winner: Justin Rose
2013 Cadillac Championship TV Coverage – Network: Golf Channel, NBC

The interesting story to follow this week is going to be that of Rory McIlroy (PGA Tour Odds: 20 to 1 @ Sportbet Sportsbook). Last year, McIlroy was the 5 to 1 favorite on the odds to win the Cadillac Championship, and even had this tournament been played prior to last week, he probably wouldn’t have been much more than 12 to 1 or so, if even that. The Northern Ireland native though, has a demon hanging over his head right now, though. He was playing terrible golf last week at the Honda Classic when he literally just walked off of the court and told the media that he wasn’t in the right mindset to be playing golf at that point. Has his mental game improved over the course of the last week? McIlroy had better hope so, because he doesn’t even have a cut line this week to worry about, and he’ll be forced to go the full 72 holes even if he isn’t on his game.

List Of Past Cadillac Championship Winners
2012 – Justin Rose
2011 – Nick Watney
2010 – Ernie Els
2009 – Phil Mickelson
2008 – Geoff Ogilvy
2007 – Tiger Woods
2006 – Tiger Woods
2005 – Tiger Woods
2004 – Ernie Els
2003 – Tiger Woods
2002 – Tiger Woods
2001 – No Tournament
2000 – Mike Weir
1999 – Tiger Woods

Last year’s champ, Justin Rose (Odds to Win The Cadillac Championship: 17 to 1 @ Sportbet Sportsbook) is always a threat to put together a big time round of golf. It’s amazing to think that Rose is only 33 years old, and it is almost just as amazing to think that he only has four PGA Tour wins to his credit. However, he is consistently one of the best golfers in the world and is always a man to watch out for. He hasn’t won since winning last year at Doral, but he does have four big time tournaments under his belt, two from 2010 (Memorial & AT&T National) and one from 2011 (BMW Championship) as well. We think that this might be the best value on the board right now of all of the 70 golfers that are playing.

Last season, Bubba Watson (WGC Cadillac Championship Odds: 30 to 1 @ Sportbet Sportsbook) came up just short of winning at the Blue Monster. He finished a stroke back of Rose and was in contention the whole way. This is one of the budding golfers on the PGA Tour, and he has proven that he can win in the clutch when it matters most. Watson has three wins in playoffs in his career, including last year at the Masters when he outdueled Louis Oosthuizen to claim his first major tournament and the Green Jacket. Watson also finished in the Top 25 both in the Open Championship (23rd) and the PGA Championship (11th), and we have to think that he has a shot to be in contention come Sunday at Doral as well.

Odds to Win Cadillac Championship @ SportBet Sportsbook (as of 3/5/13):
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Tiger Woods 9.50 to 1
Charl Schwartzel 16 to 1
Justin Rose 17 to 1
Luke Donald 20 to 1
Matt Kuchar 20 to 1
Rory McIlroy 20 to 1
Adam Scott 25 to 1
Hunter Mahan 25 to 1
Keegan Bradley 25 to 1
Lee Westwood 25 to 1
Phil Mickelson 25 to 1
Bubba Watson 30 to 1
Nick Watney 30 to 1
Webb Simpson 30 to 1
Sergio Garcia 35 to 1
Graeme McDowell 40 to 1
Ian Poulter 40 to 1
Rickie Fowler 40 to 1
Steve Stricker 40 to 1
Dustin Johnson 43 to 1
Jason Day 45 to 1
Geoff Ogilvy 55 to 1
Robert Garrigus 60 to 1
Jim Furyk 65 to 1
Martin Kaymer 65 to 1
Bill Haas 66 to 1
Jason Dufner 66 to 1
Bo Van Pelt 70 to 1
Peter Hanson 70 to 1
Scott Piercy 70 to 1
Charles Howell III 80 to 1
Ryan Moore 90 to 1
Fredrik Jacobson 100 to 1
Padraig Harington 105 to 1
Thorbjorn Olesen 105 to 1
Ernie Els 125 to 1
George Coetzee 125 to 1
Nicolas Colsaerts 125 to 1
Francesco Molinari 135 to 1
Michael Thompson 145 to 1
Zach Johnson 145 to 1
Braden Grace 150 to 1
Carl Pettersson 150 to 1
Russell Henley 165 to 1
John Senden 175 to 1
Richard Sterne 175 to 1
Alexander Noren 200 to 1
David Lynn 200 to 1
Tim Clark 205 to 1
Matteo Manassero 215 to 1
Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano 250 to 1
Marcel Siem 250 to 1
John Huh 265 to 1
Paul Lawrie 265 to 1
Jamie Donaldson 285 to 1
Rafael Cabrera Bello 315 to 1
Brian Gay 325 to 1
John Merrick 325 to 1
Chris Wood 375 to 1
Marcus Fraser 400 to 1
Stephen Gallacher 400 to 1
Michael Hendry 410 to 1
Scott Jamieson 525 to 1
Hiroyuki Fujita 600 to 1
Thaworn Wiratchant 650 to 1

Week 2 of NASCAR picks are back here at Bankroll Sports, and this week, we’re taking a look at the Subway Fresh Fit 500 odds and making our Phoenix picks for the upcoming NASCAR race.

The man that won the Daytona 500 last week is the man that is the favorite here across the country in Phoenix. Jimmy Johnson (Current Subway Fresh Fit 500 Odds: 11 to 2 at JustBet Sportsbook) is the runaway favorite at +550 to win the Subway Fresh Fit 500, and for good reason. He was a man on a mission at the Daytona 500 last week, and when that last restart occurred, there was no way that he was going to get run down. The No. 48 has been out of the championship loop for a couple of years, and at least if last week is any indication, that’s going to stop this year. Johnson has had a great history here at Phoenix as well, posting four wins in 19 races. That by itself is good enough to think that the Lowe’s Chevy can get to Victory Lane, but when parlayed with last week’s results in the Sunshine State, we know we’re getting a great price on one of NASCAR’s best drivers.

2013 Subway Fresh Fit 500 Picks & Info
2013 Subway Fresh Fit 500 Date/Time: Sunday, March 3rd, 2013, 3:15 (ET)
2013 Subway Fresh Fit 500 Location: Phoenix International Speedway, Phoenix, AZ
2013 Subway Fresh Fit 500 TV/Broadcast Coverage – Network: FOX

The defending champ here at the Subway Fresh Fit 500 though, is Denny Hamlin (Subway Fresh Fit 500 Lines: 17 to 2 at JustBet Sportsbook). It was the first time Hamlin won the first race of the year in the desert in his career, but it wasn’t nearly the only time that he had a great run here at Phoenix International Raceway. Hamlin has seven Top 5 finishes and an average finish of 10.3 in 15 career races at this track. Hamlin had a decent run at Daytona, and many think that he is the driver to watch in this race and for the rest of the campaign.

Jeff Gordon (Odds to Win the Subway Fresh Fit 500: 13 to 1 at SportBet Sportsbook) is the only man that has won two Subway Fresh Fit 500s all-time, as he picked up the wins on this track both in 2007 and 2011. Gordon raced a lot better last week than a 20th place finish at the Daytona 500 suggests. It really was a good week for the Rainbow Warriors until the last few laps of the Daytona 500, and we have to think that that is going to end up carrying over into the desert. Gordon is an interesting man to try to bet at a great price like this one. There has to be at least a one in 10 chance that he gets to Victory Lane for the third time in the Spring race in Phoenix.

List Of Past Subway Fresh Fit 500 Winners
2012 Subway Fresh Fit 500 Winner – Denny Hamlin
2011 Subway Fresh Fit 500 Winner – Jeff Gordon
2010 Subway Fresh Fit 500 Winner – Ryan Newman
2009 Subway Fresh Fit 500 Winner – Mark Martin
2008 Subway Fresh Fit 500 Winner – Jimmie Johnson
2007 Subway Fresh Fit 500 Winner – Jeff Gordon
2006 Subway Fresh Fit 500 Winner – Kevin Harvick
2005 Subway Fresh Fit 500 Winner – Kurt Busch

And then of course, there is the hot, fresh thing on the NASCAR circuit, Danica Patrick (Current Subway Fresh Fit 500 Odds: 75 to 1 at JustBet Sportsbook). Danica Mania has taken NASCAR by storm, and she proved last week that she really can race. Patrick takes a lot of flak for the fact that she only won one race at the INDY Car level, but we do have to remember that she had a slew of Top 5s and Top 10s before taking the jump to NASCAR. Is Patrick going to win in her first race at Phoenix? Of course she probably won’t. However, we have to remember that last week, it wasn’t just Patrick, but men like Aric Almirola that were contending at the death in Daytona. Starting from the pole at the Great American Race was one thing. Finishing in the Top 10 and being in the Top 5 until Lap 199 at Daytona is something totally different.

1: Mark Martin
2: Kasey Kahne
3: Jimmie Johnson
4: Kyle Busch
5: Jeff Gordon
6: Tony Stewart
7: Kevin Harvick
8: Denny Hamlin
9: Matt Kenseth
10: Ryan Newman
11: Brad Keselowski
12: Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
13: Clint Bowyer
14: Martin Truex Jr.
15: Carl Edwards
16: Paul Menard
17: Greg Biffle
18: Aric Almirola
19: Jamie McMurray
20: Jeff Burton
21: Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
22: Marcos Ambrose
23: AJ Allmendinger
24: David Ragan
25: Kurt Busch
26: Dave Blaney
27: JJ Yeley
28: Scott Speed
29: Juan Pablo Montoya
30: Travis Kvapil
31: David Gilliland
32: Joey Logano
33: Bobby Labonte
34: David Reutimann
35: Mike Bliss
36: Josh Wise
37: David Stremme
38: Landon Cassill
39: Scott Riggs
40: Danica Patrick
41: Joe Nemechek
42: Ken Schrader
43: Casey Mears

Subway Fresh Fit 500 Odds @ SportBet Sportsbook (as of 3/3/13):
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Jimmie Johnson 5 to 1
Denny Hamlin 7 to 1
Kyle Busch 8.50 to 1
Brad Keselowski 10 to 1
Kevin Harvick 10 to 1
Matt Kenseth 12 to 1
Tony Stewart 13 to 1
Kasey Kahne 13 to 1
Jeff Gordon 13 to 1
Greg Biffle 16 to 1
Clint Bowyer 16 to 1
Carl Edwards 16 to 1
Dale Earnhardt Jr. 16.50 to 1
Mark Martin 22 to 1
Martin Truex Jr. 22 to 1
Ryan Newman 33 to 1
Joey Logano 35 to 1

Odds To Win Subway Fresh Fit 500 @ JustBet Sportsbook (as of 3/3/13):
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Jimmie Johnson 5 to 1
Kyle Busch 5 to 1
Brad Keselowski 8 to 1
Denny Hamlin 9 to 1
Kasey Kahne 9 to 1
Kevin Harvick 10 to 1
Mark Martin 10 to 1
Jeff Gordon 12 to 1
Tony Stewart 12 to 1
Matt Kenseth 14 to 1
Carl Edwards 18 to 1
Clint Bowyer 18 to 1
Field (Any Other Driver) 22 to 1
Dale Earnhardt Jr. 25 to 1
Greg Biffle 25 to 1
Martin Truex Jr. 25 to 1
Ryan Newman 35 to 1
Joey Logano 50 to 1

The Great American Race is finally here! After months of waiting, the boys of NASCAR are finally back, and today, we’re going to be taking a look at the 2013 Daytona 500 odds and making our Daytona 500 race predictions and picks for what should be a remarkable start to the 2013 season.

The driver that everyone is going to be chasing after from the get go is the polarizing Danica Patrick (Current Daytona 500 Odds: 18 to 1 at Bovada Sportsbook). Love her or hate her, Patrick is going to be on the pole for the 500, and she is surely to be a fierce competitor. We have seen her win at the Indy Car level before, but never here with the big boys in the Sprint Cup. Patrick is the first woman to ever start on the pole for the Daytona 500, and she is trying to become the first woman to win it, too. Winning this race in her rookie season would be just about as shocking as when Trevor Bayne won the 2011 Daytona 500. It’s been tough to win from the pole at Daytona in the past, but at least Patrick knows that she is going to be leading all of the boys to the start/finish line on Sunday afternoon in the Great American Race, which is a heck of a lot better than where she could have been starting, if she had even qualified at all.

2013 Daytona 500 Picks & Info
2013 Daytona 500 Date/Time: Sunday, February 24th, 2013, 1:30 (ET)
2013 Daytona 500 Location: Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL
2013 Daytona 500 TV/Broadcast Coverage – Network: FOX

Last year’s champ of the 500 was Matt Kenseth (Current Daytona 500 Odds: 10 to 1 at 5 Dimes Sportsbook). Kenseth has had a great career here at Daytona, and he has already showed well at the Sprint Unlimited last weekend. He led 26 of the 75 laps, finishing in fifth place amongst the 19 drivers in the field. Kenseth has a pair of victories and a Budweiser Shootout victory to his name as well, and he is going to be a driver to watch for sure on the high banks of Daytona come Sunday afternoon for the Great American Race. Of course, do be aware that Kenseth only has an average finish of 19.8 in his 13 career 500s, but those two wins definitely speak loudly, especially since they have come in the last four years.

List Of Past Daytona 500 Winners (Since 2000)
2012 Daytona 500 Winner – Matt Kenseth (2)
2011 Daytona 500 Winner – Trevor Bayne
2010 Daytona 500 Winner – Jamie McMurray
2009 Daytona 500 Winner – Matt Kenseth
2008 Daytona 500 Winner – Ryan Newman
2007 Daytona 500 Winner – Kevin Harvick
2006 Daytona 500 Winner – Jimmie Johnson
2005 Daytona 500 Winner – Jeff Gordon (3)
2004 Daytona 500 Winner – Dale Earnhardt, Jr.
2003 Daytona 500 Winner – Michael Waltrip (2)
2002 Daytona 500 Winner – Ward Burton
2001 Daytona 500 Winner – Michael Waltrip
2000 Daytona 500 Winner – Dale Jarrett (3)

The one man that we haven’t spoken yet is the man that is favored to win the Daytona 500, Tony Stewart (Odds to Win the Daytona 500: 9 to 1 at Bovada Sportsbook). Stewart has never won the Great American Race, but he has come close on a number of instances. He has three Top 5 finishes and six Top 10s with an average finishing position of 17.9. Though none of that is particularly inviting, what does become interesting about Stewart is that he has won the Coke Zero 400 four times and has five Top 5 finishes. There really should be nothing all that different about the way the 400 is run from the 500 here at Daytona, save for the fact that it is later in the season and is a night race. The time might be here for the first owner/driver to get a win in the daylight at the Daytona 500.

1: #18 Danica Patrick
2: #24 Jeff Gordon
3: #29 Kevin Harvick
4: #4 Kyle Busch
5: #16 Greg Biffle
6: #5 Kasey Kahne
7: #42 Juan Pablo Montoya
8: #33 Austin Dillon
9: #48 Jimmy Johnson
10: #15 Clint Bowyer
11: #78 Kurt Busch
12: #20 Matt Kenseth
13: #14 Tony Stewart
14: #55 Mark Martin
15: #2 Brad Keselowski
16: #27 Paul Menard
17: #13 Casey Mears
18: #31 Jeff Burton
19: #88 Dale Earnhardt Jr.
20: #1 Jamie McMurray
21: #22 Joey Logano
22: #34 David Ragan
23: #47 Bobby Labonte
24: #9 Marcos Ambrose
25: #38 David Gilliland
26: #43 Aric Almirola
27: #87 Joe Nemechek
28: #17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
29: #26 Michael Waltrip
30: #7 Dave Blaney
31: #95 Scott Speed
32: #35 Josh Wise
33: #21 Trevor Bayne
34: #39 Ryan Newman
35: #11 Denny Hamlin
36: #99 Carl Edwards
37: #56 Martin Truex Jr.
38: #98 Michael McDowell
39: #32 Terry Labonte
40: #51 Regan Smith
41: #36 JJ Yeley
42: #83 David Reutimann
43: #93 Travis Kvapil

And then there’s the man that has a huge bone to pick after last year’s race, Jimmy Johnson (Current Daytona 500 Gambling Odds: 15 to 1 at 5Dimes Sportsbook). Johnson was wrecked on the second lap of last year’s Daytona 500, and as a result, he finished 42nd. It was one of the six DNFs that Johnson had last year, but it certainly wasn’t the trend for the whole season. Remember that JJ also had five wins, which is why he is back in the saddle as the favorite to win the Sprint Cup this season. Johnson came back to Daytona last season and had another DNF, finishing 36th at the Coke Zero 400, and you can bet that he wants to leave a lot better impression on his fans here at Daytona this season than he did last season. Don’t count out the idea of the No. 48 driving into Victory Lane on Sunday.

2013 Daytona 500 Odds Courtesy of 5 Dimes Sportsbook (as of 2/24/13):
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Kyle Busch 9 to 1
Matt Kenseth 9.50 to 1
Kevin Harvick 10.50 to 1
Tony Stewart 11 to 1
Jeff Gordon 13 to 1
Dale Earnhardt Jr. 13 to 1
Jimmie Johnson 14 to 1
Greg Biffle 14 to 1
Brad Keselowski 14.50 to 1
Denny Hamlin 16 to 1
Clint Bowyer 20 to 1
Jamie McMurray 20 to 1
Danica Patrick 20 to 1
Carl Edwards 23 to 1
Joey Logano 23 to 1
Martin Truex Jr. 30 to 1
Ryan Newman 33 to 1
Jeff Burton 33 to 1
Juan Pablo Montoya 33 to 1
Mark Martin 40 to 1
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 50 to 1
Paul Menard 80 to 1
Marcos Ambrose 100 to 1
Michael Waltrip 100 to 1
Trevor Bayne 100 to 1
Austin Dillon 125 to 1
Regan Smith 125 to 1
Aric Almirola 160 to 1
David Ragan 185 to 1
David Reutimann 185 to 1
Casey Mears 225 to 1
Bobby Labonte 225 to 1
Joe Nemechek 225 to 1
Scott Speed 225 to 1
Terry Labonte 225 to 1
JJ Yeley 225 to 1
Travis Kvapil 225 to 1
David Gilliland 275 to 1
Dave Blaney 275 to 1
Josh Wise 275 to 1
Michael McDowell 275 to 1

Daytona 500 Prop Bets & Matchups Courtesy of 5 Dimes Sportsbook (as of 2/24/13):
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Winning Car Number Over 10.5 -560
Winning Car Number Under 10.5 +430

Winning Car Number Odds +155
Winning Car Number Event -175

Top 8 Driver Wins Daytona 500 -115
Bottom 35 Driver Wins Daytona 500 -105

Top 13 Driver Wins Daytona 500 -290
Bottom 30 Driver Wins Daytona 500 +245

Top 22 Driver Wins Daytona 500 -1800
Bottom 21 Driver Wins Daytona 500 +1150

Matt Kenseth Finishing Position Over 10.5 -120
Matt Kenseth Finishing Position Under 10.5 -110

Dale Earnhardt Jr. Finishing Position Over 12.5 +110
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Finishing Position Under 12.5 -140

Kyle Busch Finishing Position Over 12.5 +115
Kyle Busch Finishing Position Under 12.5 -145

Kevin Harvick Finishing Position Over 12.5 +140
Kevin Harvick Finishing Position Under 12.5 -170

Jeff Gordon Finishing Position Over 12.5 -115
Jeff Gordon Finishing Position Under 12.5 -115

Brad Keselowski Finishing Position Over 12.5 -125
Brad Keselowski Finishing Position Under 12.5 -105

Carl Edwards Finishing Position Over 14.5 -145
Carl Edwards Finishing Position Under 14.5 +115

Danica Patrick Finishing Position Over 22.5 -130
Danica Patrick Finishing Position Under 22.5 +100

Odds to Win 2013 Daytona 500 @ Bovada Sportsbook (as of 2/24/13):
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Tony Stewart 17 to 2
Kevin Harvick 9 to 1
Dale Earnhardt Jr. 10 to 1
Jeff Gordon 10 to 1
Kyle Busch 11 to 1
Matt Kenseth 11 to 1
Jimmie Johnson 14 to 1
Brad Keselowski 15 to 1
Kasey Kahne 15 to 1
Denny Hamlin 16 to 1
Greg Biffle 16 to 1
Danica Patrick 18 to 1
Clint Bowyer 20 to 1
Carl Edwards 22 to 1
Jamie McMurray 30 to 1
Jeff Burton 30 to 1
Joey Logano 30 to 1
Martin Truex Jr. 30 to 1
Ryan Newman 33 to 1
Austin Dillon 40 to 1
Juan Pablo Montoya 40 to 1
Kurt Busch 40 to 1
Mark Martin 40 to 1
Paul Menard 45 to 1
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. 45 to 1
Trevor Bayne 45 to 1
Marcos Ambrose 60 to 1
Michael Waltrip 66 to 1
Aric Almirola 80 to 1
Casey Mears 100 to 1
David Ragan 100 to 1
David Reutimann 100 to 1
Regan Smith 100 to 1
Bobby Labonte 150 to 1
Terry Labonte 150 to 1
David Blaney 200 to 1
David Gilliland 200 to 1
JJ Yeley 200 to 1
Joe Nemechek 200 to 1
Josh Wise 200 to 1
Michael McDowell 200 to 1
Scott Speed 200 to 1
Travis Kvapil 200 to 1

Trying to make BracketBusters picks is always one of the toughest things to do of the season, as some of the top schools from the non-Big Six conferences engage in battle and they are tough to pit against each other. Check out the 2013 BracketBusters Schedule, along with the college basketball schedule on TV for this awesome event, as well as the most important college basketball matchups to watch out for as we head towards BracketBusters weekend.

North Dakota State @ Akron
(Friday 2/22, 7:00 p.m. ET, ESPN2)
Neither the Bison nor the Zips are likely to get into the NCAA Tournament without their conference title in tow, which is a shame. We truly believe that these are both amongst the Top 50 teams in America. The Zips have a lot more to prove here, having to play at home for BracketBusters, and they are going to be the team to focus on. The MAC has had a good history in the NCAA Tournament of late, and this is a team that you are going to want to learn a thing or two about come March.

Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks @ Long Beach State 49ers
Friday 2/22, 9:00 p.m. ET, ESPNU)
This is an unfortunate matchup for the Lumberjacks. Had they picked up a massive matchup against a team like St. Mary’s, this could have suddenly become a team to watch out for as an at large bid to the dance. At 21-3, this is a team that has a chance to really make a great run in March out of the Southland, but in all likelihood, this is a game that the team will really want to win. LBSU has a chance to win the Big West this year, but this is a conference that isn’t nearly as good this time around as it has been in years past.

Iona Gaels @ Indiana State Sycamores
Saturday 2/23, 11:00 a.m. ET, ESPNU)
The Sycamores are right there on the cut line right now for the NCAA Tournament, and they really can’t be happy about this matchup. Iona is a high flying team that has the ability to take down anyone in America, but in the end, a victory will only look so-so, and a loss would look devastating. The whole Metro Atlantic is down this year, so don’t think that just because Iona made the dance last year as an at large team means that it is going to be the better side in this one. The Sycamores will be heavily favored on the college basketball odds and should win the game.

Detroit Titans @ Wichita State Shockers
Saturday 2/23, 4:00 p.m. ET, ESPN/ESPN2
All eyes have been on Valpo in the Horizon League, but after winning on the road at the Crusaders on Saturday, the resume for Detroit isn’t all that bad. Remember that the team does have a win over Akron and several close calls against teams like Valpo (the first time around), Syracuse, and St. John’s. It’s a shame that none of those games turned out to be wins, because this would be a serious at large contender if that turned out to be the case. Wichita State is the better of these two teams, but the Missouri Valley is a tough conference that has bred some very good teams over the years. The Shockers are going to have their hands full and they know it. The difference is that there is no doubt whatsoever that they are going to ultimately be dancing.

Creighton Blue Jays @ St. Mary’s Gaels
Saturday 2/23, 6:00 p.m. ET, ESPN/ESPN2
Here’s the game that is the big daddy of them all. The Gaels were given a tremendous gift by getting a home game against the Blue Jays, as this win could make up for the team’s deficiencies against Gonzaga in two meetings thus far on the season. In the event that the high flying Gaels get this one, they will be in the dance in all likelihood regardless of what happens in the WCC Tournament. Creighton doesn’t need this game for the sake of dancing, but it would be really nice if the club ultimately had a win like this one to try to stay on the Top 5 lines of the bracket when push comes to shove.

Ohio Bobcats @ Belmont Bruins
Saturday 2/23, 10:00 p.m. ET, ESPN2
Ohio’s survival win over Kent State at least keeps it in the at large discussion, and if this is a game that turns out to be won, bubble dwellers are going to be a little concerned. The Bobcats have a respectable resume, but no real powerhouse wins to show for their work this year. Win this one and get Akron next week, and this could be a team to watch. Belmont though, is largely looked upon as one of the best non-Big Six schools in the game. The Bruins have a tremendously efficient offense, scoring 77.1 points per game, and they really cannot afford another slip in this one after losing to both Tennessee State and Murray State in a matter of just seven days. The Bruins might be on the right side of the bubble right now even without the OVC crown, but getting this one is a must if that is going to stay the case.

The NBA schedule just wrapped up its first half of the season, and here at Bankroll Sports, we are making our All-Star Game predictions for which man will beat the odds to win the MVP of the All-Star Game in Houston on Sunday night.

There really are only a handful of players that we think can legitimately win this award, and we would have no problem backing these four men that we are going to highlight against the field without hesitation. The man in the West that is going to be the most likely hero is the man that won the MVP award in the All-Star Game last year, Kevin Durant (Current All Star Game MVP Odds: 11 to 2 at Bovada Sportsbook). Durant never has fear putting the ball up, and he is one of the most respected shooters in the game. We’re inevitably going to see the Oklahoma City standout throw down some dunks and jack up tons of threes, and in the end, we expect to see him score somewhere in the neck of the woods of the 36 points that he had in last year’s game in Orlando to take the honor.

Next in line in the Western Conference is clearly going to be Kobe Bryant (Current Odds To Win All-Star Game MVP: 15 to 2 at Bovada Sportsbook). Kobe is the vet of this game, and he has made a tremendous habit out of being the man of the hour when push comes to shove. The argument could have been made last year for him to be the MVP of this game for the second straight season, as he scored 27 points and knocked down some huge shots. Bryant not only was the MVP in 2011, but he was the co-MVP in 2009 and the MVP in 2007. (For the record, Bryant won his first All-Star Game MVP award in 2002.) If you just keep following the “every other year” thing, Kobe could be in for a big time performance. If the Western Conference wins this game, it’s tough to see how either Durant or Bryant won’t ultimately win the MVP award.

List Of Past NBA All-Star Game MVPs (Since 2000)
2012 – Kevin Durant
2011 – Kobe Bryant
2010 – Dwyane Wade
2009 – Shaquille O’Neal/Kobe Bryant
2008 – LeBron James
2007 – Kobe Bryant
2006 – LeBron James
2005 – Allen Iverson
2004 – Shaquille O’Neal
2003 – Kevin Garnett
2002 – Kobe Bryant
2001 – Allen Iverson
2000 – Tim Duncan/Shaquille O’Neal

Shifting our attention to the Eastern Conference, it is clear again, that there should only be two teammates that have a chance at claiming glory. LeBron James (Up To Date All Star Game MVP Bettng Lines: 6 to 1 at Bovada Sportsbook) is the obvious choice. He scored 36 points in last year’s All-Star Game, and he would have been the MVP had he stepped up and knocked down the three-point shot at the end of the game instead of dishing it off and watching as a teammate failed at a last ditch effort instead. The bottom line with James right now is that he is on such remarkable fire, it’s not even funny. He has seven straight games with at least 30 points scored, and he is shooting the daylights out of the basketball. If the basket keeps looking like a beach ball could fit through it, we wouldn’t put it beyond James to put up 40, or even maybe 50 points in this one in spite of the fact that his teammates are inevitably going to have to score a ton of points as well.

With Head Coach Erik Spoelstra calling the shots though, we know that we have to give at least a little bit of play to Dwyane Wade (All-Star Game MVP Odds: 12 to 1 at Bovada Sportsbook). There are others such as the hometown hero, James Harden and Russell Westbrook that have a shot on the Western Conference team, but if Carmelo Anthony really is slowed by a hand injury or cannot play in the game, we just don’t know where the scoring is coming from on the Eastern Conference team. Last season in the All-Star Game, Wade almost quietly had a triple-double in defeat, putting up 24 points, 10 boards, and 10 assists. He has the ability to do it all, just like LeBron does. We really do believe that a split MVP would be about as good of a chance as Wade has against his teammate from South Beach, but we still think that there has to be better than a one in 12 chance that the man from Marquette walks away with the MVP trophy from this game in the Lone Star State.

Odds to Win 2013 All Star Game MVP @ Bovada Sportsbook (as of 2/14/13):
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Kevin Durant 11 to 2
LeBron James 6 to 1
Kobe Bryant 15 to 2
Blake Griffin 14 to 1
Carmelo Anthony 9 to 1
Dwyane Wade 12 to 1
Chris Paul 15 to 1
James Harden 9 to 1
Kyrie Irving 15 to 1
Dwight Howard 18 to 1
Russell Westbrook 18 to 1
Kevin Garnett 20 to 1
Tony Parker 20 to 1
Jrue Holiday 25 to 1
Brook Lopez 25 to 1
LaMarcus Aldridge 25 to 1
Chris Bosh 30 to 1
Paul George 35 to 1
Zach Randolph 35 to 1
David Lee 45 to 1
Luol Deng 45 to 1
Tyson Chandler 50 to 1
Joakim Noah 50 to 1
Tim Duncan 60 to 1

The 2013 NBA Dunk Contest odds are posted all over the internet. This isn’t quite the spectacle that it once was when some of the biggest stars of the game were partaking in the event, but it is still one that we think is quite intriguing and has some great NBA betting possibilities. Join us today, as we analyze the 2013 NBA Slam Dunk Contest field and the dunk competition odds at this weekend’s All-Star Game.

2013 All Star NBA Dunk Contest Picks & Info
2013 NBA Dunk Contest Date/Time: Saturday, February 16th, 2013, 8:00 (ET)
2013 NBA Dunk Contest Location: Toyota Center, Houston, TX
2013 NBA Dunk Contest TV Coverage – Network: TNT

The favorite to win the dunk competition is little used New York Knicks’ James White (Slam Dunk Contest Odds: 5 to 4 @ Bovada Sportsbook). White was out of the NBA for a few years and was mired in the D-League, but now, he is back with New York and is averaging right around six minutes per game… when he gets on the court. He has only been active in 34 games on the campaign. Of course, this is a man that is talking big from the Big Apple, as he says that he has “five dunks that will get a 50.” Those are big words from a man who is just a 6’7″ guard/forward without all that much of an NBA career. We do give this much to White, though. At least he was a Rocket once upon a time in the 2008-09 season, and that can’t hurt his cause.

Next comes a man who claims that no one really “know what I’m capable of,” the Toronto Raptors’ Terrence Ross (Odds to Win the 2013 Slam Dunk Contest: 7 to 2 @ Bovada Sportsbook). We do know that Ross can jump out of the building, and we know that this is his biggest moment thus far in his professional career. Ross is only playing around 17 minutes per game for the Raptors, but at least he is a reasonable contributor. He’s averaging 6.4 points per game. Of course, he only has a handful of dunks on the season and isn’t necessarily known as a dunker, which is why people are really doubting what his abilities really are at the rack.

List Of Past NBA Slam Dunk Contest Winners
2012 – Jeremy Evans
2011 – Blake Griffin
2010 – Nate Robinson
2009 – Nate Robinson
2008 – Dwight Howard
2007 – Gerald Green
2006 – Nate Robinson
2005 – Josh Smith
2004 – Fred Jones
2003 – Jason Richardson
2002 – Jason Richardson
2001 – Desmond Mason
2000 – Vince Carter
1997 – Kobe Bryant
1996 – Brent Barry
1995 – Harold Miner
1994 – Isaiah Rider
1993 – Harold Miner
1992 – Cedric Ceballos
1991 – Dee Brown
1990 – Dominique Wilkins
1989 – Kenny Walker
1988 – Michael Jordan
1987 – Michael Jordan
1986 – Spud Webb
1985 – Dominique Wilkins
1984 – Larry Nance

Gerald Green (2013 Slam Dunk Odds: 4 to 1 @ Bovada Sportsbook) is up next at 4 to 1. We have seen Green throw down his share of dunks in his career, like this shot at the top of this article when he was with the Boston Celtics. This is his first chance to shine right now on this type of stage, and he is going to be representing his newest team, the Indiana Pacers. Green is only good for 6.6 points per game this year and is used in a reserve role for sure, but he is going to be a very interesting man to try to watch in this competition.

No one could convince the actual LeBron James to join the NBA Dunk Contest, so instead, the competition got the man known as “Mini LeBron,” Eric Bledsoe (Odds to Win the Slam Dunk Contest: 5 to 1 @ Bovada Sportsbook) of the Los Angeles Clippers. Bledsoe is clearly the best player of the bunch this year, but this isn’t a competition that is won and lost by great players. It’s won and lost by the flashiest man in the bunch. At just 6’1″, Bledsoe is clearly the smallest man in the competition. It worked for Nate Robinson for all those years though, and it certainly could be the factor that gets Bledsoe the crown as well. Of the six men in the slam dunk contest, Bledsoe is probably the one that we would want to back the most with the most value.

The biggest man with the most dunks on the campaign of all of the competitors is one of the two top underdogs as well. The Denver Nuggets are sending Kenneth Faried (Dunk Contest Odds: 8 to 1 @ Bovada Sportsbook) to the All-Star Game to be a part of the dunk contest, and for good reason. The man from Morehead State has really thrown down some massive dunks in his day, and he can absolutely leap out of a building. If anyone is going to be able to replicate some of the dunks that Dwight Howard has had from his days in the dunk contest, Faried is the man to do it. Faried ranks sixth in the NBA this year with 90 total dunks, and that experience should come in handy.

What’s most interesting is that the man that is the defending champion of this event, Jeremy Evans (Jeremy Evans Dunk Competition Odds: 8 to 1 @ Bovada Sportsbook) is tied as the longest shot on the board in this contest. He is the only man with any dunk contest experience, and he won the honor last year as a late entry in place of Iman Shumpert. Evans was the biggest underdog on the board last year as well though, and there is no doubt that he is going to be the man that has his eye on the prize in the biggest of ways. He threw down some awesome jams last year, and we can’t wait to see what he has in store this season.

2013 Slam Dunk Contest Odds @ Bovada.lv (as of 2/14/13):
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James White (New York Knicks) 5 to 4
Terrence Ross (Toronto Raptors) 7 to 2
Gerald Green (Indiana Pacers) 4 to 1
Eric Bledsoe (Los Angeles Clippers) 5 to 1
Jeremy Evans (Utah Jazz) 8 to 1
Kenneth Faried (Denver Nuggets) 8 to 1